Rohingya in Japan appeals to Myanmar for protection of human rights against Japan January 16 21:18
On the issue of the Myanmar minority, the Rohingyas being forced to evacuate, Rohingyas living in Japan have called on the Japanese government to work hard with the Myanmar government to protect Rohingya human rights. .
More than 700,000 Rohingya people have been displaced in neighboring Bangladesh in the west of Myanmar after a minority of Muslims, Rohingya militants and government security forces collided.
Approximately 30 people, including Rohingya living in Japan, gathered in front of the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on the afternoon of March 16 to appeal to the Japanese government to `` urge the Myanmar government to work hard to protect Rohingya's human rights. '' Was.
"We are looking for justice. We want the Japanese government to understand and support," said Haroon Rashid of the Burmeso-Hingya Association in Japan, which hosted the gathering.
In connection with this issue, the Gambia in West Africa has filed a lawsuit with the International Court of Justice alleging that it violated the Genocide Treaty, which barred the Myanmar government from doing harm with the intention of destroying human rights, ethnic and religious groups. And the court is due to decide on a tentative order this month as well.
The Burma Rohingya Association in Japan has filed a protest with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, saying that Japanese ambassador to Japan Ichiro Maruyama told some foreign media, "I believe there was no genocide."
An official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told NHK that he was aware of Ambassador Maruyama's remarks and said, "I think the ambassador is speaking in light of the current situation in Myanmar. I can't say that. "